still broke; sometimes knitting

Month: June 2008

Yup. A finished Wrap Sweater with Eyelets from Rebecca #29. I’m really proud of this FO, if only because it took so much time, frustration, and learning to get to the end. After all that, though, it is pretty lovely, if I do say so myself. I hope my sister will love it — because I’m loving having it done.

I’m now working on other projects; namely: the Lichen Ribbed socks, abandoned — but not forgotten — in the push to finish the Beast. I turned the (welsh) heel last night and all seems to be well. Such an easy knit after the horror of mohair.

In other news, I’m feeling a strange resurgence of my academic mojo. Could be thanks to this article in the LRB (warning: Elfriede Jelinek is not for everyone — nor can the Austrian cellar story be painted as anything short of fundamentally disturbing and heinous — and the article is a bit graphic/profane).* Or maybe just the result of some relatively stress-free yet productive days.

p.s. Seaming with mohair: not as bad as you might think. Go figure.

* I try to keep the blog light ‘n’ lovely, but I freaking love Jelinek and her dark, dank writing. Just saying.